GAZETTE NOTICE NO. 70

under these Guidelines. (2) The officers and staff of the Unit shall be deployed, in writing, by the Cabinet Secretary in the case of the National Government, and by the County Secretary in the case of a County Government. (3) The officers and staff of the Unit shall be deployed from amongst the officers for the time being serving within the Ministry or a County Government. PART C—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Funding of the Units 9. The operational expenses in respect of a Unit shall be provided for in the annual estimates of the revenue and expenditure of — (a) the responsible Ministry, for a Unit established at the national level of government; and (b) the responsible County Department, for a Unit established at the county level of government. Monitoring, Evaluation, Assessment and Learning Framework 10. (1) Every Unit shall be responsible for documenting and developing its respective Monitoring, Evaluation, Assessment and Learning Framework for intergovernmental relations. (2) The Monitoring, Evaluation, Assessment and Learning Framework shall be harmonised and shall be the basis for the development of annual activity and progress reports on the state of intergovernmental relations within the Ministry or County Government. (3) A copy of the annual reports prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Ministry responsible for Intergovernmental Relations and the Intergovernmenta! Relations Technical Committee. (4) The Ministry in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee shall prepare an annual state of intergovernmental relations report for transmission to the Summit. Operationalization of these Guidelines 11. Within six months of the coming into effect of these Guidelines, a Cabinet Secretary or the County Secretary, as the case may be, shall establish the Unit to operationalise these Guidelines. Transitional 12. Any intergovernmental relations unit existing before the commencement of these Guidelines and established for a purpose referred to in these Guidelines shall be regarded as having been established under these Guidelines. Dated the 14th December, 2021. CHARLES KETER, Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Areas.